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What happened to Tang Dynasty Dao? Did the design disappear forever? In this video, I discuss the evolution of the Tang Dao and how the design stayed alive into the Qing period and beyond.
Source Material:
Books:
皇甫江. 刀剑鉴定. 福建美术出版社, 2011.
LaRocca, Donald J. Warriors of the Himalayas. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.
Rivkin, Kirill, and Brian Isaac. A Study of the Eastern Sword. Kirill Rivkin, 2017.
Tackett, Nicolas. The Origins of the Chinese Nation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Articles:
崔跃忠. "辽墓出土兵器探索." 硕士学位论文, 吉林大学, 2009.
刘景文. "辽金兵器研究." 北方文物, 77期 (2004): 49-59.
Web Articles:
Dekker, Peter. Dpa'dam (དཔའ་དམ་)
mandarinmansion.com/glossary/dpadam
Images:
Map of Liao and Song = worldhistory.org/image/7371/liao-dynasty-map
Khitan Horseman = twitter.com/carlzha/status/1273550196165603328
Map of Tombs = cambridge.org/core/books/origins-of-the-chinese-nation/mortuary-cultures-across-the-chinesesteppe-divide/35A3F684F5B5C09605F19D5848552ADF
Zhibeidao = mandarinmansion.com/item/zhibeidao-spectacular-blade
Map of Tibetan Empire = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Tibetan_Empire
Tibetan Lamellar = metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27748
Music:
Intro Music Song: 春江花月夜 Artist: 顶斯华 Album: 中国古筝金曲, Vol. 3 (古筝独奏).
Outro Music: Song: Chinese Thunder Drums Album: World Drums: African, Samba, Taiko, Chinese and Middle Eastern Music.
What happened to Tang Dynasty Dao? Did the design disappear forever? In this video, I discuss the evolution of the Tang Dao and how the design stayed alive into the Qing period and beyond.
Source Material:
Books:
皇甫江. 刀剑鉴定. 福建美术出版社, 2011.
LaRocca, Donald J. Warriors of the Himalayas. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.
Rivkin, Kirill, and Brian Isaac. A Study of the Eastern Sword. Kirill Rivkin, 2017.
Tackett, Nicolas. The Origins of the Chinese Nation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Articles:
崔跃忠. "辽墓出土兵器探索." 硕士学位论文, 吉林大学, 2009.
刘景文. "辽金兵器研究." 北方文物, 77期 (2004): 49-59.
Web Articles:
Dekker, Peter. Dpa'dam (དཔའ་དམ་)
mandarinmansion.com/glossary/dpadam
Images:
Map of Liao and Song = worldhistory.org/image/7371/liao-dynasty-map
Khitan Horseman = twitter.com/carlzha/status/1273550196165603328
Map of Tombs = cambridge.org/core/books/origins-of-the-chinese-nation/mortuary-cultures-across-the-chinesesteppe-divide/35A3F684F5B5C09605F19D5848552ADF
Zhibeidao = mandarinmansion.com/item/zhibeidao-spectacular-blade
Map of Tibetan Empire = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Tibetan_Empire
Tibetan Lamellar = metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27748
Music:
Intro Music Song: 春江花月夜 Artist: 顶斯华 Album: 中国古筝金曲, Vol. 3 (古筝独奏).
Outro Music: Song: Chinese Thunder Drums Album: World Drums: African, Samba, Taiko, Chinese and Middle Eastern Music.
